Just like with many things in our world, there are some people that have more expertise in specific areas of knowledge, then you or I do. We must, therefore, rely on them to provide us with their knowledge when we need them or want them. Lawyers are one of these groups that provide us with a highly specialized knowledge and…

There should be little doubt from the published accounts on the Federal Budget by the Office of Management and Budget, that the United States spends an inordinate amount of money on warfare and defense through both the Military and Intelligence Industrial Complex; somewhere in the range of about $1 trillion annually, ¼ of our annual budget, if all spending on…

“Since every religion contradicts every other religion, if any religion happens to be right, all of the other religions must be wrong. That means what the majority of mankind believes, with regard to religion, is untrue.” Adherents.com lists over “4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, etc.” on their site. They list the 22 major religions with the number…

One of the most important things that I believe I have recognized in American society is our inability to debate in a logical and congenial manner. Obviously, not really a very prophetic observation. The political debates are an example, surely theatrically entertaining but hardly a search for an ideological truth or even a compromise of anything. In his book “The…

Agricultural a/k/a farm subsidies, as with all social policies are often counterintuitive and even counter productive to a society. As an example, now sugar conglomerates dominate the U.S. and world sugar markets. As our children suffer from the ill-effects of too much sugar in their diets, as food processors try to entice and promote their products to our society, we are…

This is a list of books, articles and Congressional hearings outlining some of the criminal activities of Bill and Hillary Clinton. Their networth today is well over $250 million and they are still deep in the swamp. A MENA BIBLIOGRAPHY SUGGESTED BOOKS Castillo, Celerino III and Harmon, Dave, POWDERBURNS, Oakville, Ont., Mosaic Press, 1994 Head of DEA in El Salvador…

It is interesting how the mainstream media operates. One minute it is trying to deceive us and on the other hand, they are telling us we are being deceived and taken advantage of. Yet, they try to marginalize those the call for substantially less government and taxes which is what is needed to solve most of our problems. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/real-estate/americans-who-can-t-afford-their-homes-146-percent-n774106

A new government report on human trafficking omits the names of companies accused of abusive labor practices. Some sleuthing uncovered the identity of two companies: both are U.S. defense contractors, and one has a particularly unsavory history.

Executive agencies regularly use their classification powers to avoid oversight or accountability for embarrassing or unlawful conduct. Congress needs to create enforceable protections against using the security clearance process for retaliation against whistleblowers and critics.

A new Federal Emergency Management Agency report describes many “lessons learned” from last summer’s major natural disasters. However, FEMA and the nation are not yet adequately prepared for the next one.

New data suggests that the Justice Department’s focus on misdemeanor prosecutions under “zero tolerance” has led to a dramatic decrease in prosecutions of serious crimes like drug trafficking and human smuggling.

New articles by Federal News Radio and Government Executive raise issues worthy of examination regarding the inspector general community, issues that are also addressed by POGO’s recent report on our nation’s federal watchdogs.

Nearly three months after the Trump administration’s family separation policy began and over one month after a public outcry led to its end, Congress finally held its first hearing on the subject on July 31. It was a necessary step, but not nearly enough.

The Pentagon is still suffering the consequences of hiring Efraim Diveroli, the Miami Beach military supplier whose exploits landed him in prison and inspired the film War Dogs. He recently won a long-running dispute with the government over canceled contracts to supply weapons to Iraqi security forces.

Members of Congress expressing disapproval of President Trump’s comments in Helsinki about Russian election interference can and should also conduct oversight of eight issue areas relating to foreign interference in our democratic systems.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce lately seems to have softened its longstanding opposition to the False Claims Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the federal government’s most powerful tools for deterring corporate corruption and protecting taxpayer money.